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— English words —

• lyra n. (Anatomy, dated) The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain; so called from…
• lyra n. A vertically suspended hoop used in acrobatic performances.
• lyra n. A bowed string musical instrument used in the Byzantine Empire.
• lyra n. A bowed instrument used in folk music in Crete, Greece.
• Lyra prop.n. (Astronomy) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lyre. It includes the bright…
• Lyra prop.n. (Rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Cebuano
  • Lyra prop.n. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
  • Lyra prop.n. (Astronomy) the constellation Lyra.
• Czech
  • lyra n. Lyre (ancient musical instrument).
• Faroese - Icelandic - Slovak
  • lýra n. Lyre (stringed instrument).
• Icelandic
  • lýra n. Lyre (music holder attached to a wind instrument).
  • lýra n. Bell lyre (lyre-shaped glockenspiel used in marching bands).
  • Lýra prop.n. A female given name.
• Norwegian nynorsk
  • lyra n. (Pre-2012) alternative form of lyre.
  • lyra n. Definite singular of lyre.
• Swedish
  • lyra n. A lyre (a stringed musical instrument).
  • lyra n. A European pollock (Pollachius pollachius).
  • lyra n. (Brännboll) a catch without the ball having touched the ground.

— In German —

• Lyra S. Der Kithara ähnliches altgriechisches Zupfinstrument mit…
• Lyra S. Ähnlich geformtes Glockenspiel beim Militär.
• Lyra S. Aus der Fidel entwickeltes und der Violine ähnliches Streichinstrument.
• Lyra S. Drehleier.

— In Dutch —

• lyra n. (Muziekinstrument) klassieke lier, voorloper van de harp.
• lyra n. (Muziekinstrument) U-vormige rand met daarin een reeks metalen…

— In French —

• lyra n.f. (Musique) Genre de vièle dont il existe de nombreuses variantes…
• lyra v. Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe lyrer.

— In Spanish —

• Lyra s. Astronomía. Constelación boreal situada entre Hércules (Hercules)…

— In Portuguese —

• Lyra s. (Constelação) constelação boreal.

75 English words from 18 English definitions

acrobatic alternative Anatomy ancient Ancient␣Greek Astronomy attached ball bands Bell bowed brain bright Byzantine Byzantine␣Empire called catch constellation Crete dated Definite Empire European European␣pollock female folk folk␣music form fornix from given given␣name glockenspiel Greece Greek ground having holder hoop includes instrument Lyra lyre marching marching␣bands middle music musical musical␣instrument name northern performances pollock portion Pre- Rare resemble said shaped singular sky string stringed stringed␣instrument summer surface suspended the touched used ventral vertically wind wind␣instrument without

22 English words from 10 foreign definitions

Aus boreal der dont een entre Fidel Genre Glockenspiel harp Hercules Kithara lier met Musique passé rand reeks simple und van Violine

33 foreign words from 10 foreign definitions

Ähnlich ähnliches altgriechisches Astronomía beim constelação Constelación daarin Drehleier du␣passé entwickeltes existe geformtes Hércules il␣existe lyrer metalen Militär mit Muziekinstrument nombreuses passé␣simple personne singulier situada Streichinstrument Troisième Troisième␣personne variantes verbe vièle voorloper Zupfinstrument

13 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

lyras Lyraid lyrate Lyraids lyrated lyrates lyratol lyratyl lyrately lyra␣viol lyra␣viols lyra␣violist lyra␣violists

37 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

fly␣rail oily␣rag ballyrag bullyrag fly␣rails oblyrate oily␣rags ballyrags Beta␣Lyrae bullyrags gully-raker polyracial polyrattan ballyragged bullyragged bullyragger gully-rakers holy␣ravioli polyradical ballyragging bullyraggers bullyragging butterfly␣ray hourly␣rating polyradicals butterfly␣rays hourly␣ratings polyradiculitis smell␣of␣an␣oily␣rag polyradiculitides polyradiculopathy spinal␣butterfly␣ray Zenithal␣Hourly␣Rate polyradiculopathies spinal␣butterfly␣rays Zenithal␣Hourly␣Rates polyradiculoneuritis

4 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ary Ary -ary aryl

8 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

aryl Lary lyar Rayl ryal Ryal RYLA yarl

67 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

acryl airly alary almry Arely Arley aroyl artly Aryal aryls Aylor Braly Carly Caryl clary Dalry Daryl early Early flary glary gyral Karly Kraly lairy lardy larky larry Larry Larys -latry Laury Lawry layer Layer leary Leary Luray lyars lycra Lycra lyras marly mylar orlay parly Parly pyral Raley rally +17 words

25 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

alr ALR Aly ary Ary -ary ayr Ayr lar LAr LAR lay Lay LRA Ly-α RAL ray Ray ra'y rly RLY rya RYA yar Yar

16 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

eyra gyra Kyra Lara lira Lora LoRa LTRA Lyda Lyga Lyla lyre Myra NYRA oyra Tyra

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

LRA Ly-α

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

lycra Lycra

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